Making Maoshan Great Again: Religious Rhetoric and Popular Mobilisation from Late Qing to Republican China (1864–1937) by Qijun Zheng

“…Through a detailed analysis of primary sources, including editions of the <i>Maoshan Gazetteer</i>, liturgical manuals such as the scripture (<i>jing</i> 經), litany (<i>chan</i> 懺), and performative texts such as the precious scroll (<i>baojuan</i> 寶卷) of the Three Mao Lords, this study identifies six key rhetoric strategies employed by Maoshan Daoists, using the acronym IMPACT: (1) Incorporation: Appending miracle tales (<i>lingyan ji</i> 靈驗記) and divine medicine (<i>xianfang</i> 仙方) to address immediate and practical needs of contemporary society; (2) Memory: Preserving doctrinal continuity while invoking cultural nostalgia to reinforce connections to traditional values and heritage; (3) Performance: Collaborating with professional storytellers to disseminate vernacularized texts through oral performances, thereby reaching broader audiences including the illiterate. (4) Abridgment: Condensing lengthy texts into concise and accessible formats; (5) Canonization: Elevating the divine status of deities through spirit-writing, thereby enhancing their religious authority; (6) Translation: Rendering classical texts into vernacular language for broader accessibility. …”
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Anthelmintic Activity of Crude Extract and Essential Oil of Tanacetum vulgare (Asteraceae) against Adult Worms of Schistosoma mansoni by Loyana Silva Godinho, Lara Soares Aleixo de Carvalho, Clarissa Campos Barbosa de Castro, Mirna Meana Dias, Priscila de Faria Pinto, Antônio Eduardo Miller Crotti, Pedro Luiz Silva Pinto, Josué de Moraes, Ademar A. Da Silva Filho

“…Tanacetum vulgare (Asteraceae) is used in folk medicine as a vermifuge. This study aimed to investigate the in vitro schistosomicidal activity of the crude extract (TV) and the essential oil (TV-EO) from the aerial parts of T. vulgare. …”
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Seven Immune-Related Genes’ Prognostic Value and Correlation with Treatment Outcome in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Rui Mu, Yuehong Shen, Chuanbin Guo, Xinyun Zhang, Hongyu Yang, Huijun Yang

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Tissue Distribution of Total Flavonoids Extracts of Drynariae Rhizoma in Young and Old Rats by UPLC–MS/MS Determination by Yue Zhang, Xia Lei, Hongdan Xu, Guoliang Liu, Yeqiu Wang, Huifeng Sun, Fang Geng, Ning Zhang

“…These results provide reliable data support for further study of the pharmacological mechanism of TFDR, formulation of drug delivery schemes, and development of new Chinese medicines in the treatment of AD.…”
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Exploratory analysis of potential toxic elements in Moroccan couscous and health risk evaluation utilizing ICP-OES by Othmane Hammani, Najlae El-Otmani, Omar Ben Lenda, Hamza El Azhari, Abderrazak Rfaki, Naima Lahlouhi, Youssef Mourad, Abdelaziz Abdallaoui

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Goat’s Milk Powder Enriched with Red (<i>Lycium barbarum</i> L.) and Black (<i>Lycium ruthenicum</i> Murray) Goji Berry Extracts: Chemical Characterization, Antioxidant Properties,... by Danijel D. Milinčić, Aleksandar Ž. Kostić, Steva Lević, Uroš M. Gašić, Dragana D. Božić, Relja Suručić, Tijana D. Ilić, Viktor A. Nedović, Bojana B. Vidović, Mirjana B. Pešić

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Effectiveness of nicotine salt vapes, cytisine, and a combination of these products, for smoking cessation in New Zealand: protocol for a three-arm, pragmatic, community-based rand... by Natalie Walker, Amanda Calder, Joanne Barnes, George Laking, Varsha Parag, Chris Bullen

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Interleukin-6 as a Pan-Cancer Prognostic Inflammatory Biomarker: A Population-Based Study and Comprehensive Bioinformatics Analysis by Xie H, Wei L, Ruan G, Zhang H, Shi H

“…Hailun Xie,1,&ast; Lishuang Wei,1,&ast; Guotian Ruan,2– 5 Heyang Zhang,2– 5 Hanping Shi1 1Department of Gastrointestinal and Gland Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 4Key Laboratory of Cancer FSMP for State Market Regulation, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 5Laboratory for Clinical Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hanping Shi, Department of Gastrointestinal and Gland Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China, Email shihp@ccmu.edu.cnPurpose: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a central factor linking inflammation to cancer. …”
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Hubungan Pengetahuan dan Sikap dengan Tindakan Pencegahan Penularan HIV-AIDS pada Waria di Kota Padang Tahun 2013 by Vicca Rahmayani, Akmal M. Hanif, Susila Sastri

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The effects of war-related experiences on mental health symptoms of individuals living in conflict zones: a longitudinal study by Doron Amsalem, Shilat Haim-Nachum, Amit Lazarov, Yossi Levi-Belz, John C. Markowitz, Maja Bergman, Alexandra Klein Rafaeli, Lisa A. Brenner, Nitsa Nacasch, Milton L. Wainberg, Ido Lurie, Shlomo Mendlovic, Yuval Neria

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Assessment of heart rate deceleration capacity, heart rate deceleration runs, heart rate acceleration capacity, and lipoprotein-related phospholipase A2 as predictors in individual... by Yaping Wang, Mingyan Liu, Yaping Liu, Xiaowei Tang, Xiangming Tang

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Genomic insights into multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from Dhaka, Bangladesh by Sadia Ferdous, K M Shayerul Abedin Shayer, Afia Anjum, Sabbir R. Shuvo, Ishrat Jabeen, Kristi Paul Hridi, A.K.M. Imrul Hassan, Md Imran Khan, Mohammad Fazle Alam Rabbi, Mahmud Hossain, Kazi Nadim Hasan, Sohidul Islam

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Qualitative comparison of decalcifiers for mouse bone cryosections for subsequent biophotonic analysis by Shibarjun Mandal, Ramya Motganhalli Ravikumar, Astrid Tannert, Annett Urbanek, Rustam R. Guliev, Max Naumann, Sina M. Coldewey, Uta Dahmen, Lina Carvalho, Luís Bastião Silva, Ute Neugebauer

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GelMA@LNP/AST Promotes eNOS-Dependent Angiogenesis Through Autophagy Activation for the Treatment of Hind Limb Ischemia by Lai L, Wu H, Peng L, Zhang Z, Wu X, Zheng S, Su Z, Chu H

“…Traditional Chinese medicine, specifically astilbin (AST), is a potential therapeutic agent in promoting tissue regeneration. …”
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Single-cell transcriptome atlas of lamprey exploring Natterin- induced white adipose tissue browning by Yue Pang, Yating Qin, Zeyu Du, Qun Liu, Jin Zhang, Kai Han, Jiali Lu, Zengbao Yuan, Jun Li, Shanshan Pan, Xinrui Dong, Mengyang Xu, Dantong Wang, Shuo Li, Zhen Li, Yadong Chen, Zhisheng Zhao, Zhe Zhang, Shunqin Chuan, Yue Song, Mingjie Sun, Xiaodong Jia, Zhangyong Xia, Liping Zhan, Zhen Yue, Wei Cui, Jun Wang, Ying Gu, Ming Ni, Huanming Yang, Xun Xu, Xin Liu, Qingwei Li, Guangyi Fan

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Gut dysbiosis narrative in psoriasis: matched-pair approach identifies only subtle shifts correlated with elevated fecal calprotectin by Bayazit Yunusbayev, Anna Bogdanova, Nadezhda Nadyrchenko, Lavrentii Danilov, Viktor Bogdanov, Grigory Sergeev, Radick Altinbaev, Fanil Bilalov, Milyausha Yunusbaeva

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Determinants of Diabetic Nephropathy among Diabetic Patients in General Public Hospitals of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018/19 by Teklewoini Mariye Zemicheal, Degena Bahrey Tadesse, Hagos Tasew Atalay, Girmay Teklay Weldesamuel, Gebrewahd Bezabh Gebremichael, Haben Nuguse Tesfay, Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile

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Gambaran Kejadian Persalinan Disfungsional pada Pasien Anemia dalam Kehamilan di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Periode 2010–2012 by Mega Redha Putri, Joserizal Serudji, Efrida .

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Investigation and cause analysis of out-patient experience based on brand recognition model (基于品牌认知模型的门诊就诊患者体验调查与原因分析) by WAN Meifeng (万美凤), ZHU Hengmei (朱恒美), FANG Shuheng (房树恒), ZHANG Yanli (张延丽)

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Research on Material Design of Medical Products for Elderly Families Based on Artificial Intelligence by Jinjin Rong, Xu Ji, Xin Fang, Moon-Hwan Jee

“…In addition, AI chat robot can communicate with the elderly without obstacles and can remind the elderly when to take medicine, regular physical examination, etc. A significant number of the AI applications on cell phones accessible today could screen wellbeing information, like every day exercises, diet, and surprisingly the senior’s way of life, in a less nosy way. …”
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